Queen of Tears
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| Hangul | 눈물의 여왕 |
| Hanja | 눈물의 女王 |
| RR | Nunmurui yeowang |
| MR | Nunmurŭi yŏwang |
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Developed by | CJ ENM |
| Written by | Park Ji-eun |
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| Music by | Nam Hye-seung |
| Opening theme | "In a Beautiful Way" (Opening Title ver.) by Kim Kyung-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 + 2 special |
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| Editor | Yoo Hyun-hye |
| Running time | 80~90 minutes |
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| Budget | ₩56 billion |
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| Network | tvN |
| Release | March 9 – April 28, 2024 |
Queen of Tears (Korean: 눈물의 여왕) is a 2024 South Korean romantic comedy television series written by Park Ji-eun, co-directed by Jang Young-woo and Kim Hee-won, and starring Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won, Park Sung-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and Lee Joo-bin. The series explores the nuances of a married couple going through a difficult time together. It aired on tvN from March 9, to April 28, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Netflix in selected regions.
According to Nielsen Korea, the series recorded a nationwide TV rating of 24.850% for its final episode and became the highest-rated tvN series, surpassing Crash Landing on You. In Netflix's biannual Engagement Report released in September 2024, Queen of Tears was the most-watched Korean television series of all time on Netflix, with 682.6 million hours viewed in total. Queen of Tears became the first Korean television series to win at both the Asian Academy Creative Awards and Asian Television Awards in the same year, receiving the Best Direction at the former and the Best Scriptwriting at the latter. The series also won the Best Drama award at the Korea Drama Awards and the Seoul International Drama Awards.